KCC 578/2017
This case involved individuals accused of forging and being involved in forging documents. Issues included a failure to prove some of the individuals had been involved in the forgery and the fact that some of the documents were not forgeries.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused defendants of forging and participating in forging banking statements. The office requested the court to penalize the defendants according to the relevant laws.
The court acquitted the third, sixth and seventh defendants. The court ruled that the other defendants should be imprisoned for three years and that they should be deported from the country after the ruling's execution.
The office and the convicted defendants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The convicted defendants appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.
The second defendant said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had violated the right of defence. He said that he had made many requests to the court but they had dismissed these requests.
The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the case documents revealed that the defendant had not insisted on his requests.